Clifton, Albert Edwin
Personal Information
Rank | F/O |
Forename(s) | Albert Edwin |
Surname | Clifton |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 11-04-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Edwin and Jessie Clifton, of Hornsey, Middlesex. Husband of Doris Marion Clifton, of Crouch End, Hornsey. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito II |
Serial Number | DD783 |
Markings | VI- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Cambridge City Cemetery |
Grave Reference | Grave 14160. |
Epitaph | THE MEMORY IS AS FRESH TODAY AS IN THE HOUR YOU PASSED AWAY |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 145 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 123289 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 169 |
Trade | Navigator |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Record of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/24 |
Summary of Events (Operational Record Book) AIR 27/1094/23 |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 11-04-1944 |
End Date | 11-04-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Air Test |
Reason for Loss | Crashed while attempting a slow roll. Went into a flat spin between 2000' and 3000' and crashed 1 mile east of the airfield |